CHARIOT

chariot

(noun) a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

chariot

(noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome

chariot

(verb) ride in a chariot

chariot

(verb) transport in a chariot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chariot (plural chariots)

A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

A light four-wheeled carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

(xiangqi) rook

Hypernyms

• (obsolete): car, cart

Hyponyms

• (Roman, 2-horse): biga

• (Roman, 3-horse): triga

• (Roman, 4-horse): quadriga

Verb

chariot (third-person singular simple present chariots, present participle charioting, simple past and past participle charioted)

(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.

(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.

Anagrams

• Torahic, Torchia, haricot

Source: Wiktionary


Char"i*ot, n. Etym: [F. Chariot, from char car. See Car.]

1. (Antiq.)

Definition: A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc. First moved the chariots, after whom the foot. Cowper.

2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.

Char"i*ot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Charioting.]

Definition: To convey in a chariot. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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